"Magic items are created using spells oriented toward thatpurpose. As noted above, those spells include write magic,make potion, sword magic, magic staff, magic rod, and magicwand. Not all of those spells have defined spell tables inthis work. That is deliberate. Magic item creation shouldremain something of a, well, magical process. We encouragethe judge to come up with his own processes and spelltables for creating higher-level magic items." pg365

well thats all very well and good. but you should NOT specifically reference the "fourth level spell 'magic wand'" if you have no intention of including said spell.

Why shouldn't they?

If they hadn't mentioned "4th level" then you would have to make up how to make wands entirely by yourself. This way, a suggestion of what level to make the spell is present... and it may very well appear in the first DCC Annual (whenever such a thing exists) so why not give people a "teaser" of what level it will be?

"...Not all of those spells have defined spell tables in this work. That is deliberate..." pg365

RAD Colin wrote:

They were trying to help and made an understandable mistake; the section they quoted could easily be read as meaning those rules were deliberately omitted.

A couple of things to note:

1. The passage quoted certainly does read as if those rules were deliberately omitted, and to a certain degree this was intentional. Part of the philosophy of the DCC RPG was that not all of the rules would be clearly spelled out, with the intent that the GM would be encouraged to be creative and players owning the rulebook would not have access to all of the secrets of the campaign.

2. Having said this, as Harley noted leaving this particular item out was an oversight and probably not intentional. At least, I don't recall any such discussion occuring in the alpha or beta phases of playtest.

modus666 wrote:

i just love how some folks were trying to play it off like it was intentional.(rolls eyes)

3. Having said both of these things, it still doesn't diminish the fact that statement this comes off as kind of rude. I think that we all work hard here to maintain a board which is an enjoyable place for anyone to come and discuss a hobby we all love. I know that DungeonFaster might not have provided exactly the answer you were hoping for, but let's try to keep the conversation civil and not too snippy.

"The worthy GM never purposely kills players' PCs, He presents opportunities for the rash and unthinking players to do that all on their own." -- Gary Gygax"Don't ask me what you need to hit. Just roll the die and I will let you know!" -- Dave Arneson

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